A new Volvo EC20C mini excavator equipped with bespoke twin dozer blades has been delivered to Highland Council based in Inverness and has been put in charge of digging burial plots in the numerous cemeteries within the Council’s remit.
“We needed a two to two and a half tonne mini excavator that was inside the legal limit for towing, but that could also dig to a depth of seven feet with square hole digging characteristics,” said Highland Council’s Fleet & Maintenance Manager Willie MacPherson. And having evaluated the available competition and following a successful demonstration and subsequent tender the Council favoured the package on offer from Volvo Construction Equipment. “We were very pleased with the performance of the machine whilst it was on demo and in particular the fact that it could dig to the seven foot criteria at full reach without having to re-position itself.”
The two tonne EC20C has been supplied with two 24” buckets, adapted for square hole digging and more uniquely with twin dozer blades. Each blade has been fitted with swivelling pads in order to avoid the least amount of damage to cemetery pathways and grass surrounding the graves. An additional spool valve was installed and mounted on top of the undercarriage chassis to control the independent movements of either the front or the rear blade. The machine can be made level on undulating or difficult terrain to dig a perfect burial plot with the minimum of disturbance to the immediate surroundings.
Tel 01223 251720
www.vovoce.co.uk
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